Shirt



Oct. Z0, 1925- E. A. JODOIN sHIT Filed April is. 1924 AIN VEN TOR.

Patented Oct. 20, l1925.

EDWARD Abono-IN, or sramerrnnn, MAssacHUsEm'rs;

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To all whom t may concern.'

vBe it known that EDWARD- A. Joueur, a citizen of :the UnitedStatesofAmerica, re-

siding at Springfield, inthe county of I-Ia-mpden and State ofMassachusetts, hasinvented certain new and' useful Improvements inShirts, ofwhich the following is a speciicai I tion.

This 'invention relates to improvementsin shirts andl oneof its objectsis to vprovide a -shirt having a collar'and a .pair of cuffs,-

A with a renewalrfacing for the collar andfor eachfof the cuffs, .or foreither, which ,can be-readily removed "to expose -a fresh sur-` face towear, .afterthe edges ofthe removable surface have been worn orotherwise rendered unsightly.' l

Iith the above and other objects in view the invention comprises certainnew and use.- ful constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts,clearly described in the following specification and fully illustratedin the accompanying drawings, in which z- Fig. 1 is a front elevation ofa shirt em bodying my improvements.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of one of the cuffs showing the removable facingpiece.

Fig. 3 is a plan view showing the removable facing detached.

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view on an enlarged scale.

Referring to the accompanying drawings lillustrating the practicalembodiment of the invention 5V designates a shirt, which com- ,prisesthe usual body portion 6, the sleeves 7 and 8, and the neck band 9,which carries a permanent collar 10, suitably secured thereto. Thesleeves 7 and 8 are each provided with a cuff* 11 preferably of thefolded type, so as tobe reversible, at will of the user. Y

These features are old and well known, The outer layer 11a of the cuffis exposed to rapid wear at the band 11', and when the threads begin tounravel the cud becomes unsightly, and the user will frequently discardtheshirt, which is otherwise capable of rendering considerableadditional service.

The cuff 11 is attached to the lower end of the sleeve by means of theusual seam 12. The body of the cuff 11 is built up of two layers ofmaterial, 13 and 14, which have their edge portions inturned andrsecured directly to .each other by means of the stitching 15, whichextends along the marginal edge por-tion of the cuff.

y are iiinished in.. the ymaterial of which the shirt'is made, an'doneside of the cufi" loolrslike the opposite side.

The cuil' is usually foldedupon itself s 'o asto present to normal wearthe Y.i1nf1er'facing layer 14. VV'hen` this layer is. worn thread bare.the shiit ,no longer sfervesuits purposes `for dress use. 5 4

I secure a detachable `facinglayer 1,5,..byffa seam or stitching 16,`wh`ich .extends around vthe ymarginal edgerthereof, outwardfiofgthe 3970formed with the usual.gldutton holes 17 and 18 whichiagre located. Onyone stitching The cuff is side of the double Acuff body, and 'buttonholes 19 and 20 which are located on the op-l posite side thereof.- Whenthe cuff is folded upon itself the button. hole 17 will register y withthe button hole 18 and the button hole 19 will register with the buttonhole 20, in the usual manner.

The extra facing layer 16 is formed with button holes 17 and 18', whichregister, re-

spectively with the button holes 17 and 18,` and is further formed withthe button holes 19 and 20', which register with the'button holes 19 and26, at all times when the facing layer 16 remains attached to the cuff.The end portions yof each buttonhole of thev Yfacing layer 16 aresecured by the stitching 21 to the end portions of the acent buttonholes, so that no local separation will take place between the layer 16and the cuff.

The cuff thus finished presents to the userv i. (g Over theV permanentinner facing layer 14;

the general finish of a standard cuff, and

the extra layer can only be detected by close examination by an expert.

When it is desired to remove the extra layer 16 the part worn'through orworn badly is opened up and the Vlayer 16 is folded back upon itself,and the attaching stitching 16 is ripped or cut, and the button holestitching 21 is also cut. The layer 16 may be then removed and the cuffvwill have a fresh layer for exposure to wear in regular use. v

Having described my invention I claim 1. A shirt sleeve provided with acuff having layers stitched to each other and a wholly detachable extrafacing layer se-y cured directl to and against one side ofthe cudexternalIy of the first named layers by y,auxiliary stitching extendingthrough the marginal edge portion of said extra facing and the marginaledge portions of the first named layers, and adapted to be Whollydetached from said cuff by the removal of said auxiliary stitching,whereby the layers of the cuff Will remain permanently secured to eachother and the outer face of the layer against Which the extra facing lissecured will be completely exposedv by the removal of said extra facing.l

2. A shirt having a sleeve provided With a cuff foldable on itself, thecuff having a facing layer, and a detachable facinglayer edges inturnedupon itself and secured by said inturned edges to the edges of the cuffand provided With button holes secured at spaced points to the buttonholes of the cuff to maintain both` sets of button holes in normalregistration, the detachable facing layer being Wholly detachable Withits inturned edges by the removal of the means connecting said edges tothe cuff and thev removal of the means connecting the button holes'tothe button holes of the cuff.

` 4L. A shirt having a Wear resisting dress portion carrying a facingand an extra layer having its edge .portions'turned in and disposedagainst the facing, said extra layer being coextensive with thefacing,the facing being secured to the body of the shirt, by

stitching extending through the marginal edge portions thereof,and'stitching extending through the inturned edge portions of the extralayer and the marginal edge portions of the facing independentlyI of thefirst stitching and removable independently of said first stitching topermit of the complete detachment of the extra` layer, y whereby thefacing normally concealed by said extra layer Will be exposed to viewand Wear. 4Signed by me 'at Springfield, Mass.

EDWARD A. JoDorN.

